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Living liver donation safety supported in single-center study
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. - A study has confirmed the finding of previous investigations that living liver donation yielded a low rate of severe...
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Enhanced recovery protocol applied to liver surgery reduced costs
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – A high-volume liver surgery center implemented an enhanced recovery protocol with positive results for patients and reduced...
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High-volume centers have lower costs for some pancreatic surgeries
Centralization of some pancreatic operations could reduce costs, but the definition of “high volume” varies with surgery type.
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TAP an alternative to epidural for colorectal surgery
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Patients receiving a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block had shorter hospital stays than those receiving epidurals in a...
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Acute cholecystitis guidelines need work
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – A review of cases at a single institution showed that the Tokyo Guidelines had poor sensitivity for detection of acute...
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Breast cancer margin guidelines reduced re-excisions, cost
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Costs and re-excisions for invasive breast cancer were reduced after the implementation of the “no tumor on ink” in a single-...
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Most hyperparathyroidism cases can be considered cured after surgery
A cure at 6 months could be accurately predicted with a 50% reduction in PTH levels during surgery, concordant imaging, and single-gland disease...
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In Lewy body disease, CSF may reveal dementia risk
SAN DIEGO – A small study showed that levels of tau protein and amyloid-beta in the cerebrospinal fluid correlated with postmortem findings of...
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FDA: Ultrasound surgical devices are contraindicated for uterine fibroid removal
These devices have the potential to disseminate undetected tumor tissue.
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In MI with cardiogenic shock, PCI of only culprit lesions is safer
CULPRIT-SHOCK shows advantages of leaving nonculprit lesions alone.
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VIDEO: Smartphones could ‘democratize’ EEG
SAN DIEGO – Further refinements to a smartphone EEG system could bring diagnostic capabilities to poor and underserved areas of the world.
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Insurance approvals are hard to get for new PCSK9 inhibitors
Commercial insurers are the least likely to pay for the new cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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New narcolepsy drug passes phase 3 test
SAN DIEGO – Solriamfetol improved sleepiness scores, compared with placebo, and may have a low addiction risk.
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Stroke cognitive outcomes found worse in Mexican Americans
SAN DIEGO – Twelve months after a stroke, Mexican Americans performed worse on a cognitive function battery than did non-Hispanic whites.
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VIDEO: Salvageable brain tissue can guide decision for stroke thrombectomy
Results from the DAWN and DEFUSE 3 trials show that some patients with ischemic stroke can benefit from treatment even out to 24 hours.